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A huge a fro hts I then briefly saw Adah the crowd I one

"Want to get a drink?" Blake asked When I nodded, he ledroom, where we could see several bottles There was even a punch bowl Spiked, no doubt

"We had parties like this back ho h, and everyone smelled of sea and suntan lotion"

"You sound like you e isn’t too bad It hed "What did they put in this? Moonshine?"

I laughed "God only knows around here"

Wild giggles came from the kitchen We turned just in time to see Carissa rush from the room, an annoyed look on her face as she bolted to where Dee was in the doorway "Dee, your friends are crazy"

"They’re your friends, too," Lesa co up behind Dee She saw Blake and me and came to a stop Then she bumped me with her hip "Yay"

Carissa folded her arms over her chest "My friends would not do that hipped cream"

I busted into laughter at the horrified look on Dee’s face and the curious one that crossed Lesa’s Blake sh

"What?" Dee screeched and took off toward the kitchen

"I have to see this,"quickly behind the flurry of white

I glanced over at Carissa, whose cheeks were as red as ht?"

She shook her head e in there"

"Aren’t they the tho planned to get raduation?"

"Yep And I can tell you they have not waited for led "Aweso to be a prude, but who acts like that in public or at a friend’s house? I " She took a deep breath, her dark eyes flicking up "Hi, Blake, sorry about that"

"It’s okay Whipped cream should only be used on pies"

I had to look away to stop froross, but I still found it entertaining Not sure what that said aboutall hot and heavy in a library

At the reaze darted around the rooroup anted to talk to Carissa about her older brother, ay at college I’d forgotten that she had older siblings Mental note number two: pull head out of ass

Blake must’ve made a lot of friends quickly, because irls kept stealing looks at hilee I leaned into Blake’s ar the way the bulge of ainst my chest

He didn’t seem to mind The hand on my back bunched into the silk of my dress, and he stopped mid-sentence to lean down and whisper, "I really wish I were staying,"

I turned"Me, too"

His hand slid acrossaround my waist I liked this--whatever this was It see fun Kissing It all felt easy We stayed like that after Carissa drifted away, and then it was time for him to leave

I walked him to the door, his arm still around my waist "We still on for dinner?" he asked

"You bet I’m actually--" My back was to the stairs, but I still knew the second he carew heavier and warled

Blake frowned "You’re actually…what?"